Now that’s what I’m talking about!
I might be a bit scarce around here for a day or two. I’ll be hanging out in the sun…
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Sky drama
Why I prefer chocolate bunnies to chocolate eggs
Today the birds have felt emboldened. Perhaps they think, what with all the eggs around, painted and chocolate, that some people in this neighbourhood are celebrating all feathered kind and wingèd ones can do no earthly wrong.
Read moreSloth in the sun
The sun shone here in Seattle on Saturday. It hit the high 50s. To a Seattleite, that’s warm enough to sit outside…
Read moreSpring is great, patio furniture not so much
Damn, I like spring! I spent the day puttering about catching up on email, basking in the sun, and admiring Kelley while…
Read moreBrimming with happiness
Yesterday afternoon, the sun shone, birds sang, the neighbour cat slept curled up in the sun on the deck (right next to…
Read moreGlad
I have many things I want to talk about: B&N’s ‘declaration of war’ against Amazon, academic publishing (and how it’s always been…
Read moreRecycling in Seattle (not what you think)
I woke up this morning to brilliant sunshine and the smell of brine and fallen apples deliquescing into the frost-crisp grass. No,…
Read moreLilac, with cat (and possibly fairies)
Here’s a picture of our new fence and what’s left of the lilac finally–finally!–blooming. (Not sure what those little light chevrons are:…
Read moreSunshine and perbs
It’s going to be a beautiful day here in Seattle, warm and sunny, and like the rest of the population I’m going…
Read moreGreening leaves
Yesterday I promised you a review of Camelot. I lied. The review will be a bit of a rant, I think, and…
Read moreSunshine, blue skies, happiness in the PNW
This is what I saw when I sat down, bleary-eyed this morning, for my tea: This, O People of the Northwest, is…
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Nicola Griffith 